[Info-vax] HP stopping VMS paper documentation ?

[ChrisQ]

On 12/06/11 13:32, Jan-Erik Soderholm wrote:

>
> I think many (most?) US states has "sales tax". I often see on eBay
> sellers saying that "citicens of <some US-state> pays x% sales tax"...
>
> We have a 25% VAT on most goods and fosile fules has some
> extra "energy tax" and "carbondioxine tax" added on top of that.
>
>>  ...and everyone hates it where it's used
>
> And exatly what is that based on ?

Insofar as most people don't like having to pay tax at all :-). The problem
for small business and vat is that a considerable amount of time is taken
up keeping all the vat returns up to date, purchases in against sales out
etc, especially if you have the kind of business that handles a lot of low
value items. You end up being the unpaid tax collector for the government
and you must also keep up with the rule and exemption changes, which are 
regular
and which is why it's disliked.

Having been registered for vat at one stage, I can tell you that the 
paperwork
and on premises inspections to examine the books are a pita...

>
> We have no major problem with the VAT...
>

You are joking, right :-)...

Regards,

Chris